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2016-09-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Regime forces launch offensive on capital's western suburbs

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Posted by Fred 2016-09-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 So, this would be like "regime" forces launching an offensive to re-take Alexandria and Arlington VA.

Somehow I don't think most people understand what's going on over there.

Posted by AlanC 2016-09-28 08:22|| 2016-09-28 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Not surprising, given that there's a dearth of major-league Western-news-agencies' correspondents in Syria (and Iraq, and Yemen, and Somalia, and Libya, and Ukraine, and Venezuela, and...)

Posted by Pappy 2016-09-28 14:41|| 2016-09-28 14:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Plenty in Israel, though.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-28 14:45|| 2016-09-28 14:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Now, then I think about it, I've watched BBC correspondent reporting on situation in Aleppo from Jerusalem.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-28 14:55|| 2016-09-28 14:55|| Front Page Top

#5 S'where the bars are.

Posted by Pappy 2016-09-28 19:36|| 2016-09-28 19:36|| Front Page Top

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